THINGS AND OTHERS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3984, 5 October 1881, Page 3

THINGS AND OTHERS.

A Legitimist baDquet was held at tbe Hotel Victoria, in the Arena dv Prudo, Marseilles, on Sunday evening (17th July), under (he presidency of the Marquis de Foresta. Two hundred and fifty guests assembled. Conspicuous in the dining ball was a bust of the Comte de Cbambord, supported with white flags with a silver fringe and escutcheons ornamented with the traditional fleur-de-lys. The; Chairman proposed—" The health of the Prince whom Providence is holding in reserve to arrest the Revolution and to repair the growing disasters of our unfortunate country." He added that the Prince would enable France to realise the benefits promised by/the Republic, but of which the ,Government had merely offered a parody, fie drank to the liberator and saviour of his country, the king of France, This toast was drunk with enthusiasm^ Il. : I)ubox, an advocate, read a poem composed for the occasion, and several speeches followed. According to a return of the State property in France, the total value amounted in 1879 to 3,992,132,535fr., of which the buildings employed for public services were estimated at 2,348,035,620 fr. The woods and forests were valued at 1,263,031;657fr. for those situated in France, and 67,540,930fr. for those in Algeria. Compared with the previous year, ibis^was a considerable increase, due to the.excellent management of the property. The State domain in the colonies was valued at 42,627,100fr., and the buildings occupied by diplomatic representatives of France in Foreign countries at 13,094,470fr.

According to the Ganlois, the expalsion of Don Carlos is only a warning by the Gorernmebt -td vanother pretender, whose intrigues bare recently been remarked. The Government is'resolved to adopt a similar measure towards that Prince should his presence in France become a source of embarrassment to the Eepublic. The pretender referred to is Prince Napoleon. A telegram irom Constantinople states %tba"t immediately after the complete surrender of the territories ceded to Greece, the King of- the Hellenes will visit Constantinople for the purpose of giving the Sultan an assurance of his friendship and good intentions. The sentence on Midhat Pasha has been commuted into detention in a fortress. The assurances given by the French G<>vernmen t with regard to Tri po! i have created a most favourable impression in Constantinple. 1 ■, i ?* -